“Friend of mine from college. It’s his handle online. PCWizard, because he installed computers in cars.” Her mouth curved in a soft smile. “I haven’t seen him in ages, or his wife.” Summer leaned over a little bit and rested her head against Tony’s arm.
“Oh, right,” Tony said, looking over at her. “Friend of mine knows another ‘Wizard’. He’s not such a great guy. Glad it’s not the same guy.” He laughed a little again, wondering how he’d even begun to think it could have been the same guy. He looked over at her, sliding his hand on top of hers.
A few moments later, their dishes were done cooking and they headed back to their table. “Bon appetit.”
Summer barely waited until she sat down before she dug in, she was so hungry. A few minutes of silence followed before she was satiated enough to slow down and start paying attention to something other than food. She swallowed the mouthful she had and said, inconsequentially, “I meant it, you know. When I said yes.”
Tony set down his fork and swallowed his mouthful. “You did? I— That’s awesome,” he said, reaching across the table to swipe his thumb over the back of her hand. “I wasn’t sure, I mean… There was a hesitation and…” he trailed off, looking down and smiling. “But you meant it.”
“I was a bit in shock!” She turned her hand up to capture his. “Darlin’, you’re not known for relationships at all, you know. It wasn’t that I thought you were … how did you put it? forward, it was that we were both sitting there castigating ourselves for not being lovable, and then you stumbled your way through possibly the most awkward asking out I think I’ve ever heard.” Summer squeezed his hand.